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Friday, April 29, 2016

I baked a pan of brownies yesterday. My husband has been craving for it for days but my gluten-free goodies have just arrived the other day. So here is the recipe:Ingredients:

1 pack Glutino gluten free pantry double chocolate brownie mix

2 eggs

5 tbsp melted butter

1 cup sweetened coconut shavings, divided into 3/4 for the mixture and 1/4 cup for the toppings

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8x8 inch pan with vegetable oil. I use this pan so the brownie will be thin.

In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3-2 minutes. Gradually add dry mix. Beat to moisten.

Add butter and stir until combined.

Fold the 3/4 cup coconut shavings and lightly mix.

Pour in prepared pan and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of coconut shaving on top of the mixture.

Then bake for 25 minutes.

Put the baked brownies in the freezer for 5-8 minutes for easy cutting.

When my kids arrived from school, they immediately smelled the goodness of the brownies upon entering the door and immediately went in the kitchen. Our daughter grabbed one slice right away to satisfy her sweet cravings. I seldom bake sweets so it is always a treat for them when I do once in a while.

This month's Glutino box includes lemon-flavored wafer bites, pretzel with sesame seeds, decadent chocolate cake mix, old fashioned yellow cake mix, corn bread mix. and two flavored frosted toaster pastry. My daughter is planning to bake one of the cake mixes this weekend. So far, the lemon wafers is gone and the sesame pretzel rings is by far my favorite snack when blogging. A friend of mine told me that gluten-free products are somewhat yucky. I told her that it depends on the brand that she would buy. I recommended Glutino to her since her son is gluten intolerant.

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. I was provided with the product/s mentioned to help me facilitate this review but opinions are my own.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

As I ate one of these lemon bites, I am also looking at the red witch online. Our son mentioned couple of times how he really want to have a new guitar. Since I can't buy him a new one yet, I am thinking of bringing the guitar that we bought few weeks ago to a music store here in the area so we could buy the strings that it needs. Anyhow, ood and music are quite alike. It is addicting and fulfilling. Music is a big part of my life, it inspires me and it uplifts my mood. How about you, do you like muysic?

Friday, April 15, 2016

I saw a video on Facebook where an Italian loaf of bread was stuffed with taco filling and baked it. I wasn't craving for some taco that day so I thought of replacing the filling with chicken cooked in sisig flavor. Sisig is a Filipino mix that you can buy in an Asian store. It has lemon powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, and chili powder.

I cooked the chicken first then I carved out a rectangle shape on Italian bread. I then filled it with the chicken and added some cheese.

I put the carved out bread back, brushed it with melted butter, and baked it for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

When it was ready to serve, I remove the sliced bread on top and added some romaine lettuce.
The fresh lettuce added a fresh element to the bread. It was really good.

I then sliced the chicken-filled Italian bread into one inch thick and it was a filling dinner for all of us.

My daughter love taco so she told me to use ground beef next time. The taco filling would be nice too.

After years of begging, cajoling and bargaining, the long nightmare is finally over: your tween is no longer "the only person on the planet who does not have a smartphone." Now that your delighted kiddo is gleefully clutching an expensive device in his or her hot little hands, it’s important to make sure it is used in a responsible way. To help ensure that this happens — at least most of the time — you may want to create a cellphone contract.

The Benefits of a Contract

Giving
your tween or teen a cellphone for the first time is an unspoken invitation
into a more independent and grown up world. While it’s kind of unnerving to
think of your child as having access to the entire world of the Internet, it’s
important to remember that your kiddo is almost always a terrific young person
who is responsible and capable of making good decisions. A smartphone contract
can help your kiddo understand that his or her fancy new toy, like most other
privileges in life, is not a given right, but rather something that he or she
must take seriously. With this in mind, check out these tips for creating a
contract:

What to Include

If you
Google “teenage cellphone contracts” you will find a bunch of PDFs that you can
download and print out. While this is a reasonable option, it might work better
to create your own personalized contract that takes your teen’s personality
into account. The pledge can include things like “I will not touch or look at
my phone when it’s dangerous to do so, including when I’m walking, biking or
driving.” You might also want to add in a clause about how the cellphone will
not be in reach of your teen when he or she is driving, and that it must be
kept in the back seat in a purse or backpack.

The
contract can also include guidelines about the importance of replying to texts
or calls from mom and dad. It is perfectly reasonable to expect your teen to
reply in a reasonable amount of time to a check-in text. To make sure that your
teen can’t use the “but my battery died!” excuse, buy your kiddo a smartphone
that has a long battery life. For example, the Samsung
Galaxy S7 can power up to 28 hours of talk time and 12 days of
standby time.

Since
most teens adore apps, the contract can also address the importance of
purchasing apps from legit app stores, and that when the phone is used to take
photos, they will be appropriate and will not be used in any way to embarrass
or humiliate another person.

Add in a Parental Clause

While
it’s not necessary to add in a section of cellphone
rules for parents, doing so will show your teen or tween that you are not taking
a “do as I say, not as I do” approach to the situation. The parent pledge,
which you also sign, can include a similar promise to never text and drive, to
be a good role model for proper cellphone use and to refrain from using your
phone when it might bother the people around you.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Spring has not settle in just yet in our area, one day it is a bit warm and the next 6 days it's freezing. We haven't had the chance to really enjoy the beauty of Spring. The Spring flowers did not last very long because we had snow again and it shorten the blooms of the plants. Having said that, barbecuing outside is still not in play. I might not be able to enjoy grilling until we have moved to our new place but I am glad that I have all the things that I need for grilling.

I got this BBQ grill light from Cavetools and I am excited to put this to use. It would not be soon but I am excited. This grill light will give you the MAXIMUM VISIBILITY when grilling during night time. The 3 brightness settings provide 100 + Lumens which is the same used in tactical applications for security guards, police and fireman which is great. It would fit any handle, be it rectangular or circular bars. What cool about this light is that, not only it is usable for grilling but you can also use it for bike lighting or any other flashlight needs. This would be great to use also if you are working in a garage or in the attic. It's great to have during brownouts.

This grill light is water and heat resistant. It is built to withstand hot temperatures on the grill and nighttime grilling in the rain. I love that it comes with the screw driver as well so you have the perfect tool to mount the light in your BBQ grill or anywhere you want to mount it in. It comes with 25 PROFESSIONAL RECIPES. The step by step instructions and detailed tutorial videos are great for the family who loves to do BBQ. You can buy this via amazon and use this coupon code 3I9JHBH9 to enjoy a 15% Off discount.

Disclosure:The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. I was provided with the product/s mentioned to help me facilitate this review but opinions are my own.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

I was very excited when a the representative from Try the World asked me if I would like to review a Snack Box from them. This is a new box, a new twist to their regular boxes that contain yummy goodies from different countries. This snack box is also a little cheaper compared to their regular boxes. The subscription for this is $15 per box.

Anyway, here are the products in the snack box. The first one is this ginger snaps. We had this before when we received the holiday box last Christmas. My kids liked it and I thought it's pretty good too so seeing this again was a joy.

My daughter and I love this dried cranberries. This dried cranberries were harvested in Biokia, Finland. IT's high in fiber and antiuxidants which makes it a healthy snack. I was intrigued of the process on how they preserve the qualities and maintain the flavors of the berries. Biokia freezes it and gently dries the berries wgich is fascinating to me.

She ate half of it and I used half of it in making my energy snacks. This is really good to snack on, I just wish there's more in the bag lol.

I was born and raised in Asia so rice is a big part of our diet. Finding this rice cracker in the box was a real treat. It reminded me of my childhood as my Mom used to my us rice cracker snacks after school. The only difference is that, my Mom did not add spices on it. The Thai spicy flavors are a nice twist, I must say.

This was the first thing I tried and shared with my kids. My daughter and I both loved it!

We love oranges here at home so trying this croquant cookies with oranges was a great experience too. This is a Moroccan cookies made by a Moroccan company in the coastal city of Casablanca. I ate this with y ginger tea and it was really good. My son liked it too.

We also got to try this truffles from the holiday box so I know they were good.

My daughter used it to garnish her chocolate and I used some also in the energy snacks that I made.

MY daughter was the one who consumed most of the truffles from the holiday box so it wasn't a surprise that she ate most of this ones she put on top of the cake lol.

If you would like to try the snack box, please use the coupon codeSPICEUP to enjoy a 15% off your purchase.

Disclosure:The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. I was provided with the product/s mentioned to help me facilitate this review but opinions are my own.

I like some of Ellie Goulding's songs but my favorite is the Love me Like You Do which you can listen to below. It's the soundtrack from the movie, Fifty Shades of Grey. My kids like her song Burn.

Anyway, she is the brand Amabassador of the GoMacro, a company that produces Macrobars energy snack. She said that MacroBars have been her go-to snack after a workout and when on tour. If you are a fan of hers, you might get lucky and win two concert tickets by entering the giveaway. Two lucky people will be able to watch her concert. There can only be One US winner and one Canada winner so check it out and don't forget to enter for a chance to win.A portion of the proceeds go to support the homeless (Streets of London & Stand up for Kids).

I love their new flavor, the Ellie's MacroBar. It is a combination of oconut, almond butter, and chocolate chips. Like all GoMacro products, it's also 100% plant-based, non-GMO, organic, Kosher and free of gluten, soy and dairy, inshort, it is healthy.

I first tried MacroBars in May last year and I have been hooked ever since. I love snacking on them after my long walks. I was excited to receive this full bars sample. My husband tok one to his work and I packed one for my daughter for her snack on her volleyball practice after school.

She liked it and wishes that we have more of it lol. We both love anything with coconut so she really dig this one.

Disclosure:The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. I was provided with the product/s mentioned to help me facilitate this review but opinions are my own.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Our daughter will be auditioning this Friday at West Liberty University. The university hosts this annual event for music enthusiaast to play and be graded with their performance. This will be the first time our daughter is going to try so we will see. I can't wait for my son to really get into music, maybe this jim root would inspire him more. He mentioned that he wants an electric guitar when he grows up.

On another note, I suddenly crave for some pineaples while looking at this photo. It makes me want to have some chicken cooked in a pineapple. I will definitely get me some pineapple when we go to the store. My kids lov snacking on it too.

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